VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton women's soccer looks to extend its home unbeaten streak and lock up a top-two tournament seed when the Bearcats (8-6-3, 4-2-2 America East) host SUNY rival Albany (4-7-4, 3-3-2 AE) in the regular season finale Thursday night. The teams will square off at 7 p.m. at the Bearcats Sports Complex. 

Binghamton is riding a five-game unbeaten streak at home (4-0-1), where the Bearcats are unbeaten against America East opponents (3-0-1).  

The Bearcats have clinched a postseason berth but can still finish anywhere from second to sixth after Thursday's games. A win gives BU the No. 2 seed and a bye into a home semifinal game next Thursday. A tie or loss likely moves the Bearcats into a quarterfinal game on Sunday. Binghamton will look to break a three-game scoreless funk that has slowed the team's momentum in the last two weeks. Injuries have played a key role as well.
 
Senior keeper Haylee Poltorak brings a 0.72 goals against average into her final collegiate regular season game. Fellow seniors Nicole Scudero, Stefania Piantadosi, Gabby Piontkowski and Kayla MacKenzie could also be playing their final game at the Bearcats Sports Complex after outstanding careers.  
 
Junior forward Maya Anand continues to lead the Bearcats with six goals and 15 points. Junior midfielder Olivia McKnight has four goals and 10 points and sophomore midfielder Victoria McKnight has a team-high four assists and six points.
 
Albany sits in seventh place in the standings and needs at least a tie to keep its postseason hopes alive (top 6 advance). The Great Danes have alternated wins and losses in their last four games and on Sunday, lost at NJIT in overtime 1-0. The team's marquee win was a 1-0 triumph at UMass Lowell. Senior forward Jasmine Colbert leads UA with eight goals and 17 points.
 
Head-to-head, BU leads 11-6-3 since both programs elevated to Division I in 2001. Albany is 3-2-1 in the last six meetings however. Binghamton posted a 2-1 win last spring in Albany. The last time they met in Vestal, Albany scored a 1-0 win in 2018. The last six games have been decided by a goal or less.